Black Giant Squirrel
Ratufa bicolor
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderRodentia (Rosegadors)
- FamilySciuridae (Squirrels)
- GenusRatufa (Asian Giant Squirrels)
- SpeciesRatufa bicolor (Black Giant Squirrel)
Closest Relatives at Cat Tien National Park
Pallas's Squirrel
Callosciurus erythraeus
Cambodian Striped Squirrel
Tamiops rodolphii
Indochinese Ground Squirrel
Menetes berdmorei
Indian Giant Flying Squirrel
Petaurista philippensis
Red-cheeked Flying Squirrel
Hylopetes spadiceus
Particolored Flying Squirrel
Hylopetes alboniger
Malayan Porcupine
Hystrix brachyura
Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Chiropodomys gliroides
Indomalayan Long-tailed Giant Rat
Leopoldamys sabanus
Edward’s Rat
Leopoldamys edwardsi
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 3 | Bali Barat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 4 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 5 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 7 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 8 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 9 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 10 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 11 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black Giant Squirrel in Cat Tien National Park?
About 19% of visitor-days record a Black Giant Squirrel sighting in Cat Tien National Park, based on 13 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black Giant Squirrel in Cat Tien National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Black Giant Squirrel in Cat Tien National Park in our monthly data.